ThunderClan Territory

[Pitou]

**Cougarivy of Shadowclan**

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It was nice to see Cindersky had joined them afterall. The small she-cat smiled. The two Thunderclan warriors talked a big game but had no real conviction to back it up, typical little mice. She giggled lightly at Blackjaw's attempt at some semblance of rebellion. He could talk all her wanted but he was bending over and obeying like a good little mouse. Cougarivy never cared much for power or responsibility but she was suddenly beginning to see the appeal; it was like all of these mice were her playthings, it had the potential for endless fun!

Then her blue eyes stopped on Rainburst. She couldn't quite see what the warrior was going after but through the open trees she spotted a hawk looking in the same direction as Rainburst. Cougarivy crouched down and quickly skirted around, her tail low and still, moving like a shadow over the open ground. She positioned herself at the hawk's back, keeping her eyes locked on it's feathered frame, waiting for any sign that it would swoop down. Leafbare wasn't a time that they could share prey so if Rainburst decided to go for the prey and the hawk had issue with it, Cougarivy was ready to pounce and bring the hawk home alongside its own desired freshkill.

Her muscles were taut as she waited for the first movement to give. Until a grating voice cut through the silence. Blackjaw! That annoying, useless tom! Her lip twitched with irritation but she stayed silent and quickly recentered her focus on the hawk. If they were lucky, maybe that frog-brain hadn't messed everything up completely and Rainburst could still get to whatever she'd been stalking.

[ThePiffle]

-Blackjaw-


The tom smiled at the apprentice known as Redpaw hunting in the rock formation he called, chevril outlook. He loved it there, the way the sun hit just right on the rocks in the morning, and would send a warm beam of light hitting your skin. It felt weird tellling the apprentice he barley knew about it, since only a select few cats knew, but...it was complicated. Redpaw didn't seem so bad, not like some of the other shadowclan, thinking we owe them anything. But that didn't matter, the young were the future of the clan, all the clans and they would one day be better than Dawnstar, or Cougarivy, and the rest of the nonsensical cats. Blackjaw had always loved kits, the way they were so full of joy, no matter the situation, the innocence, the purity. That's why he adopted two at such a young age. And he knew he had to protect them, and if bending over backwards to the likes of mouse-brain shadowclan cats was part of it, so be it.

The tom dropped back to where Cindersky was. "Hey," he smiled. He looked at the bird she caught and nodded approvingly. "Do you need to talk, I know it's been a lot, with...Dawnstar." He looked the she in the eyes, his brown orbs glazed over with worry, although he tried to hide that fact.


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[Brightlight]

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--Rainburst--

Out of the corner of her eyes, but just barely, Rainburst could see Cougarivy positioned and ready. Rainburst felt a surge of pride. Of course Shadowclan would be up and ready to act while Thunderclan discussed sentimental things or whatever those cats did. Between the two of them, Rainburst was sure they would take down this hawk if it ever decided to swoop down on the unsuspecting vole. Rainburst crouched, low and at the ready, poised and prepared to pounce. Then some mange-face just decided to talk! Why were they talking now, when they should've been hunting?! Conversation caught no prey, they she knew of! The vole scampered away quickly at the loud noise, but it didn't get far before the hawk swooped low, talons sharp and at the ready.

"Thistles and thorns," Rainburst muttered quietly while those mange-pelts still talked! Starclan help her, she wanted prey and was going to get it, even if she had to deal with squirrel-chasers and take down a hawk in the process. Rainburst waited one more heartbeat for the hawk to reach as low as it would go, one more heartbeat for it to catch the vole. Then she launched herself out of her hiding spot, sending a branch flying and causing thorns to tear through her fur. Rainburst landed squarely on the hawk's back, knocking the bird down, but the momentum caused her to slide off. Quickly, Rainburst dug her talons and bit down into the hawk's neck, but all she got was a mouthful of feathers and fluff. The hawk screeched wildly, flapping its wings and raising it off the ground just a hair. Rainburst winced in pain as the hawk whipped its head to one side, causing its sharp beak to tear into her fur. Her scrambling claws regained purchase and the hawk screeched in pain. All Rainburst could do now was hold on tightly and hope that her Clanmate would assist her, like Rainburst knew she would.

[IcarusUntamed]

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~Red’paw~

Red’paw glanced up when he heard the screeching of the hawk, quickly taking note of what was happening, awe filled his gaze. “Rain’burst is going after the hawk? Can cats eat hawk? WOAH!” he couldn’t help but gasp.
What did hawk taste like? He’d never tried it. Rain’burst was so cool!
His pelt fluffed out in pride of his clanmate, tail flicking excitedly.
Shadowclan truly was the best if it’s warriors were taking down hawks! those thunderclan yellow bellied better be greatful for that!

[taillow]

Cindersky
It was easy enough to tune out the conversations going on around her - moons of experience in hunting allowed Cindersky to do so as she moved fluidly through the trees. Morning sunlight was breaking still through the bare branches and bringing with it the chirping sounds of prey. Newleaf was on its way which meant that more prey would soon began to resurface from their burrows and onto the frozen ground. A thin layer of snow still blanketed the forest floor for now, so the senior warrior was careful to now allow the crunch of her paws to echo out ahead of her and alert any of them that might be popping up.

Skirting around an old beech tree, the silver bengal flicked her gaze over towards a small hole at its base. Shadows and light danced around it and distorted what was really there as an overhanging bush swayed in the light breeze. Cindersky remained still, her gray fur blending in with the dull backdrop of ThunderClan territory. Her breath came quiet and still, no part of her moving except her eyes which attempted to focus more on the tree. There was certainly something there... ah! The flash of brown fur caught her attention and swift as wind she pulled herself into the bush to her side. Her movement went unnoticed as her hind legs bunched up behind her.

Precise, clear pawsteps, trained focus, and just like that two rather plump mice were dangling from her jaws. An excellent addition to the blackbird buried just up ahead, which is where Cindersky padded to bury her mice. A voice came up beside her just then and she glanced at Blackjaw. Irritation prickled under her fur as she shot him a measured glance. "Why don't you hunt for your Clan, Blackjaw, and stop with this idle chatter." Her patience had run thin, and the last thing she needed was for some mouthy Clanmate asking her how she felt. How in StarClans name did he think she felt??

Just as she was about to turn and hunt more, a screech broke through her blockage and suddenly she burst into action. Coming up on the scene where Rainburst was wrestling with a... hawk. Fear was quickly swallowed - what little there was anyways - as Cindersky lept towards the hawk, claws extending and digging into one of the birds wings. It let out a screech as her weight tugged it closer to the ground. Lifting her neck up and (narrowly) avoiding the swinging beak, Cindersky latched her teeth onto the other side of the hawk's neck, swinging her hind legs up as well to claw at the underside. One of the hawks talons, madly retracting, catch her leg and send a sharp fiery pain extending through it. The bird was closer to the ground now, hopefully her assistance would give the ShadowClanner what she needed to finish it off.

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[ThePiffle]

-Blackjaw-


Fear rushed through the tom, that was a hawk, with talons, and a beak, razor sharp each of them. He snapped out of it, and bounded towards the other cats. "I'm coming to help!" he yelled. Paws outstretched he tumbled into the bird. Accidentally falling on the hawks wing. He lay for a moment, dazed, but them quickly began mauling the creatures wing.


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[Pitou]

**Cougarivy of Shadowclan**

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As Blackjaw's voice once again echoed through the trees, Cougarivy watched the action suddenly unfold in front of her. The hawk dropped from its perch and Rainburst pounced after it. She grappled with the large bird and Cougarivy sprang after it, all of the tension built up in her muscles exploding. She leapt off the ground but was suddenly cut off by the silver she-cat shoving the bird off her path. As soon as Cougarivy hit the ground where the hawk had been she redirected and pounced into the fray, wrapping two paws around the shoulders of the bird just over its flailing wings and quickly gripped the back of its head between her teeth and bit with all the force her jaws could muster as Rainburst and Cindersky held the predatory bird down. She'd heard Blackjaw's once again unnecessary interjection but focused on her part in dispatching the bird until the beast quieted and stilled.

As soon as the hawk slumped beneath her, she turned on Blackjaw. She wasn't a cat to get angry but ruining her fun was as close as one could get to seeing a side of Cougarivy that resembled just that. "Can you ever just shut. up," she hissed. "We didn’t need your help and we definitely didn't need you announcing your arrival. Though I'm sure every piece of prey between here and Shadowclan appreciated the warning. I don't know, and i don't care, how you do things in Thunderclan, but successful clans keep their mouth shut so they can actually hunt. If you're going to use this time as a social outing then you might as well walk yourself right out of Thunderclan territory or I'll personally escort you to Starclan. Or you can be a good little mouse and hunt for your clan as you were told." Cougarivy huffed. She hated feeling this way but she'd so looked forward to a challenge with the hawk and all of the Thunderclan interjection had made the sport far too easy. Cindersky was equally to blame for the unwanted help but Cougarivy decided that, after her frustration with Blackjaw, she didn't really care to deal with Cindersky's part.

[IcarusUntamed]

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~Red’paw~

Red’paw had known to stay behind and let his clanmates take the challenge and to only step in if they seemed to need help, which was unlikely especially since he was mostly untrained.
As he saw the Hawk die and made his way to them just in time to hear Black’jaw get quite the ear full, youch, thunderclan really was thick headed if they were to step in when a cat needed no help. They surely had a lot to learn if they were to be a real clan again.

“Woah! A Hawk!” he stated, paying no mind to Cougar’ivys outburst, it was best to not acknowledge it.
“that’s definitely going to feed a few cats, well, if you can eat Hawks, can cats eat hawks?” he asked, tilting his head to the side, prodding gently at the limp body, birds could be eaten so surely a cat could eat a hawk right? Well it’s not like thunderclan really could deny food when they weren’t allowed to hunt today while Dawn’star started to fix everything.

He looked up to Cougar’ivy with a smile. “Great catch!” he complimented, tail flicking proudly for his clanmate, not acknowledging the other cats help, they stepped in unnecessarily and didn’t deserve the credit.

[ThePiffle]

-Blackjaw-


The tom stumbled up from the ground, listening to Cougarivy's outburst. "I"m...uh, sorry. Sorry for trying to help, you know I've seen kits that wandered off get carried off by hawks, and anyone who trys to help get mauled." he meowed sternly. "I just don't want a cat that in my eyes hasn't done anything to deserve death...yet," he mumbled the last word. He didn't like the way she spoke to him, calling him a mouse. She was the one who was a lackey for Dawnstar, not him. He nodded at the cats and walked off to Chevril Outlook, at least that's what he called it.


He saw Redpaw but decided to not say anything, considering apparently all he did today was talk. He did catch a very round squirrel, thank you very much.


he sniffed the air, and his powerful jaw opened a bit. The strong smell of chevril entered his nose, as well as another smell. Mouse. He dropped down to a low crouch, and looked around for the source of the smell. After a while, he found it. A hole it the ground. A strong stench of mouse was wafting through the air. A mouse den! he thought. he thought about digging, but it would just scare them of the exit, he had to think o something.


The black and gray tom searched for the exit hole. (For the sake of the rp, we're just gonna pretend there's only one extra hole) Until, Crunch! his paw got stuck in a hole. A mouse den hole. He pulled his paw out and ran to grab a rock, he placed the rock on the hole and went back to the original hole, and began to dig. The hole got wider and the smell of food got stronger, until he was in, three mice came scurrying out of the hole. The tom used his powerful jaw to kill the first one and the second. But the third kept running and so he ran as well. The mouse squeaked at he stepped on the creature, killing it. Then he went back to the hole and resumed digging.
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[taillow]

Cindersky
As the beat of wings slowed and the cries of the hawk melted away into the early morning, Cindersky stepped off the side she had been on, holding her hind leg off the ground. Blood dripped from where the talon had ripped itself across her underbelly near her leg, but the senior warrior had gone through worse. She stared defiantly down at the bird, noting the size of it. It would make an excellent addition to the fresh-kill pile, but something told her that ShadowClan would claim it for themselves.

Words that Cougarivy spoke berated Blackjaw, and even though he was a Clanmate Cindersky could not find fault with them. He had been loud, obnoxious, not anything like how a ThunderClan warrior should be. So for now, she made no comment other than too stare at the side of the ShadowClan warriors head. How high and mighty she must think of herself to not understand how three cats taking down a hawk was substantially better than one. But the silver bengal felt no need to prove herself here. Not to these toads.

"Let them get carried off next time." Cindersky spat the words out, an uncharacteristic amount of venom within them. Her sharp gaze moved from Cougarivy to Blackjaw, frankly irritated and annoyed with both of them, before she limped away. All the prey around the area was most likely scared off by now, so she worked to uncover her blackbird and two mice. Along with the hawk, and whatever else had been caught, it would be a great start to the prey pile. "Unless you three want to try and will the prey out that will certainly be hiding after that mouse-brained display," Cindersky spoke, casting a pointed glance at where Blackjaw was... doing something, "I suggest we head back." Of course, this was not her patrol to lead, and for now, Cinderksy would lay low about it. Her blue hues shifted towards Cougarivy to wait for her decision, her hind leg still off the ground.

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